My driving force behind everything I do is my sister, Rebecca. Becky is my older sister. She is severely disabled. Yes, she had challenges, and yes, she was different, but she was a living, breathing, beautiful human who deserved the same love and respect that any of us do.
Did you know there’s a billion dollar industry trying to make you think that you NEED certain toys to put your baby in? So you can be more productive. Work more. Do more. Be back to your “pre-baby” lifestyle. But did you also know that placing your baby inside of toys and not on the floor can actually limit development and delay typical milestones?
As you know, early childhood development has been a big passion of mine since I became a mom, and I am so excited to get to share the things that I am learning along the way. I believe that sensory stimulation in early childhood is often overlooked, so let me share first why I think you want to start stimulating your babe as soon as they are born.
Up until not very long, the American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended NO screen time for children under two. Zero! While this has changed a bit and it is not recommended not to expose kids to screens until 18 months, I still do not think that this was a rule that we needed to apply in our home.
Armed with that knowledge that birth to three years is the crucial period of brain formation that will affect how that person learns communicates and behaves for the rest of their lives, I started working on Lennox’s language development from birth. And now I want to share with you the TOP 5 things we do daily that have helped develop his language skills.
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